Marijuana plants seized at Coronado house

Sheriff’s deputies found marijuana plants being grown on a porch and in the garage of a Coronado home Friday during a warrant sweep, and a resident of the house was arrested, authorities said.

Deputies had gone to the house on 8th Street between H and I avenues to arrest James Gordon Duff, 50, on a warrant for violating conditions of his probation for driving under the influence, Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Melissa Aquino said.

As Duff was being taken into custody on the warrant, deputies found 22 marijuana plants on the back porch, Aquino said.

Coronado police served a search warrant, and more marijuana plants were found in the garage, Aquino said. The plants were seized.

Duff was booked into the central jail on one count of possession of marijuana for sale, one count of cultivating marijuana, and on the probation violation, according to the county jail website. Bail was set at $30,000.

The estimated street value of the marijuana is $35,000, Aquino said.

The sweep, primarily in Imperial Beach, was conducted from 5 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. by the sheriff’s Court Services Bureau. Several teams arrested a total of 15 people for various crimes, clearing 20 felony and misdemeanor warrants, Aquino said.